Hardware Development Engineer, Power (Starlink)

Responsibilities

Provide engineering expertise in design, analysis, and testing of DC-DC power converters for harsh environments
Work on electrical power system and sub-system level design trades and develop requirements
Define and perform electrical power system verification testing and analysis
Work with multidisciplinary teams of design, test, and production engineers to create new power electronics hardware

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other STEM discipline
• 1+ years of professional experience in power converter development

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related field
• Strong grasp of analog control and discrete logic design
• Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of power electronics
• Experience with AC-DC converters and power factor correction
• Strong grasp of DC-DC topologies, with ability to select optimal architectures and components
• Understanding of design for fault tolerance and reliability
• Familiarity with failure mode effects and criticality analysis
• Familiarity with design of wire wound and planar inductors and transformers
• Familiarity with power supply testing and packaging for harsh environments
• Experience with in-lab impedance measurement and loop-gain measurement
• Familiarity with spacecraft electrical power systems and knowledge of radiation effects
• Familiarity with solar arrays as input power sources
• Familiarity with lithium-ion battery handling, safety, and usage

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission critical deadlines

Pay And Benefits

Pay range: Power Electronics Engineer/Level I: $105,000.00 - $120,000.00/per year
Power Electronics Engineer/Level II: $115,000.00 - $145,000.00/per year

Requirements

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.